Cowichan Valley Capitals defenceman and captain Chris Harpur will make a homecoming of sorts when he reports to campus next season. The native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. has accepted an offer and will compete for Niagara University which is a half-hour drive from his hometown, depending on the wait at the border crossing. Harpur is the […]
BCHL alums taking care of their respective ends of the rink and were recognized as conference players of the week for their efforts. Former Langley Rivermen captain Mitch McLain had an OT winner and two assists for Bowling Green while Salmon Arm Silverbacks alum Angus Redmond turned away 48 of 50 shots on the weekend […]
BCHL graduates Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro are two of the 32 players named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp roster Tuesday. The two NCAA freshmen are the only college players invited to the camp. Jost his off to a great start at the University of North Dakota, as he sits third in […]
Patience, and a big boost in productivity, has paid off for Trail Smoke Eaters center Luke Santerno. The Smithers, B.C. native has accepted an NCAA Div. I offer and will play for Bentley University next season. With 21 goals and 18 assists in 28 games played so far this season, Santerno is fifth in BCHL […]
BCHL alums moving on to play college hockey are afforded a unique opportunity to get an education while they show their skills on the ice in front of packed student crowds. For a lucky few, there may be added travel and experiences added into all that. The second-annual Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland is […]
For the third-straight season, the NCAA has announced a schedule of games to be aired nationwide in Canada and each game will feature multiple BCHL alums. Canadian viewers will be treated to 37 regular-season games in 2016-17, including coverage of marquee events like Frozen Fenway in January and the Beanpot from Boston in February. Coverage […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forward Ryley Risling (96) has committed to Robert Morris University (RMU) for the 2017-18 season. The Medicine Hat, Alta. product is off to a solid start with the Vees, posting nine goals and 16 points in 25 games, which puts him sixth in team scoring. Risling came to the […]
The Penticton Vees are pleased to announce forward Taylor Ward (98) has committed to play at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) for the 2018-19 season. Ward is the 14th player on the Vees’ roster to secure an NCAA Division l commitment, and says UNO’s program speaks for itself. “It’s hard not to fall in love […]
The BCHL currently has 262 graduates playing NCAA Division I hockey and data published this week shows almost every one of them will graduate with a college degree. Men’s hockey posted a 91.6 per cent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR), according to numbers revealed Tuesday by the NCAA. Only skiing, gymnastics, water polo and tennis […]
Following his older brother’s footsteps at Michigan Tech, Gavin Gould has wasted little time making his own mark. Gould was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) rookie of the week after posting two goals and a helper in the Huskies’ two-game sweep of rival Lake Superior State. His older brother Malcolm was a four-year […]
